Movie
Swanee River
“The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour”
6.7/10
1939
1h 24m
en
Drama
Music
Thriller
Overview
Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.
Director
Sidney Lanfield
Writers
John Taintor Foote, Philip Dunne
Movie Information
Release Date
December 29, 1939
Runtime
1h 24m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
3
Production
